Abbevill: ProgressPHONE 248.'lih bld oi the Atlantie co:ntlinesneutral.There is one thing we all can tr'kabout-ti;e other fellow.The tarigo may wane, but Englandis still willing to do the German.Removing the ban on "Tipperary"effectually disposes of the desire tosing it.The sun does not scorem to have agedmuch since the days ne used toknow it.What has become of the old-fashioned man who knew what wvas goodfor frostbite?It's a wise European father whobrings his son up to be either a doctor or an architect.Although coming ages may see thecoal supply exhausted, we can stillget our iron from the sea."The squeeze 'em tight tango" isclaimed as a new cance. May we askjust what is new about it?The war news readers who got alongso well with Przemysl' won't ofcourse, have any trouble withPrzasnysz.The old-fashioned man who used towear a muffler around his neck has ason who won't even put one on hisautomobile.Young men go to college mainly foratmosphere, says Doctor Hadley. Andthat is mainly what many of themget out of it.The man who wants to know whathappens when the irresistible meetsthe immovable should read the newsfrom Flanders."Sliver wrapped in waxed paper andkept in a closed box will not tarnish,"according to a household hint. Keeping it in circulation is just as effeotive.The average man never fully realIses the truth of the adage about a fooland his money until after he hasbumped up against some other man'sgame.If the University of Pennsylvaniamakes any more discoveries aboutAdam and Noah the publishers of"Who's Who" will have to get out anew edition.A nugget of gold has been round inthe crop of a Maryland chicken. Willit never be possible to keep dishonestfarmers from weighing their fowlsin this manner?Bailing the deep blue sea will not beanything like navigating a rockingchair in the front parlor at home untilall the deadly floating mines havebeen disposed of.The one thing peculiar about thiswar is no matter how completelyarmies are wiped out, they are upand at it again as soon as they gettheir second wind.It is claimed that girl ushers in theaters are not as dependable as youngmen when there are fires and panics.Still, there is no excuse for fires orpanics in a modern thepter.When the war is over, the tide oftourist travel will set in towardsPrnemyal. for all on this side will beanxious to know what a town withsuch a name can look like.The man who is in the hands of hisphysician is up against It almost ashard as the candidate who is in thehands of his friends.The Albany Journal says an honestman welcomes a bill collector. If thisbe true we do not wonder that oldDlogenes had so much trouble inlocating an honest man.The Buffalo Courier has a new idea.It wants fog-horns to be so constructed as to make a cheerful sound in-.stead of a moan. But there are peoplewho object to the musical chiming ofbells.Ldadoa reports that "the Germansare showing signs of discomfort" inthe trenches along the battle line.And there is nothing to indicate thatthe allies are enjoying the situationto any extentPrivates In the German army arestated to receive $19.80 a year, andthose in the Russian army $3.58. Promaccounts received it seems a safe lnference that they are fully earningtheir money at presenatAt iesat some of the results of thewar are sot horrible The Germanshave cbanted the name of Censteehboewa to Kalaserburg.There are some meg of whomthought it was impossible that theycould look wise. atti these tortoiseshellD rim glasss came eatPerhaps some musical genius can befound to make a collection of soathat ea be snag b) the sailors of ournavy wlthot mortally 'offeadndg ourdelioate mss of ntranity.STOMACH MIiSERYGAS, INDIGESTION•"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,sour, gassy stomachs infive minutes.Time it! In live minutes all stomachdistress will go. No indigestion, heartburn, sourness or hechling of gas. acid.or eructations of undigested food. nodizziiness, bloating, or foul breath.Pape's Diapelsin is noted for itsspeed in regulating upset stomachs.It is the surest, quli kcst and most certain digestion ri-neldy in the wholeworld, and besides it is harmless.Please for your sake, get a largefifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin,from any store and put .our stomachright. Don't keep on being miserablelife is too short-you are not herelong, so make your stay agreeable.Eat what you like and digest it; enjoy it without dread of rebellion inthe stomach.Pape's Diapepsin belongs in yourhome anyway. Should one of the fainily cat something which don't agreewith them, or in case of an attack ofindigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis orstomach derangement at daytime orduring the night, it is handy to givethe quickest relief known. Adv.Beginning the Day.Oh, God, give me freedom. Looseme from the shackles of fear and hateand all sin. Break my cage and leadme out. Let me feel the wings whichI have dreamed about. Tame theheights for me. Give my soul its proprair. Show me the fullness and the farreaches of life. In Christ's name.Amen.-H. M. E.TAKES OFF DANDRUFFHAIR STOPS FALLINGGirls Try Thisl Makes Hair Thick,Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful-NoMore Itching Scalp.Within ten minutes after an application of Danderine you cannot find asingle trace of dandruff or falling hairand your scalp will not itch, but whatwill please you most will be after afew weeks' use, when you see newhair, fine and downy at first-yes-butreally new hair-growing all over thescalp.A little Danderine immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle andscraggy, just moisten a cloth withDanderine and carefully draw itthrough your hair, taking one smallstrand at a time. The effect is amazing-your hair will be light, fluffy andwavy, and have an appearance ofabundance; an incomparable luster,softness and luxuriance.Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton'sDanderine from any store, and provethat your hair is as pretty and softas any-that it has been neglected orInjured by careless treatment-that'sall-you surely can have beautiful hairand lots of it If you will Just try a little Danderine. Adv.Prudent Woman."I thought you said we were goingto share everything equally after wegot married," said the husband of arich woman.'"That was merely your own suggestion," she answered calmly. "I havedecided to retain the balance of poweruntil I find out what division you aregoing to make of love and affection."WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BADTAKE GLASS OF SALTSSat Less Meat if Kidneys Hurt or YouHave Backaohe or Bladder Misery-Meat Forms Uric Acid.No man or woman who eats meatregularly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says awell-known authority. Meat formsuric acid which clogs the kidney poresso they sluggishly filter or strain onlypart of the waste and poisons fromthe blood, then you get sick. Nearlyall rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness, bladder disorderscome from sluggish kidneys.The moment you feel a dull ache inthe kidneys or your back hurts, or ifthe urine is cloudy, offensive, full ofsediment, irregular of passage or attended by a sensation of scalding,; getabout four ounces of Jad Salts fromany reliable pharmacy and take atablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and yourkidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid ofgrapes sad lemon jouice, combined withlithia and has been used for generations to lush clogged kidneys andstimulate hom to activity, also to neutralise the acids in urine so it nolonger causes irritation, thus endingbladder disorders.Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannotInjure; makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which all regular meat eaters should take now anden to keep the kidneys clean andthe blood pure, thereby avoiding srioes kidney complication-Adv.A Press Agent.MaskL-Who is that fellow comingout of your room with a suit?Wig--That's my press agentSome men are healthy becaur' nssmirespeetlmag sarm Woeld go earm. .......N- -- 7-' : - /ri ··~A't~o~yrlgbLIMMIGRATION CILL FAILEDTO PASSAGE OVER VETOTwo-Thirds Majority Not Secured inHouse-Four Texans Voted AgainstOverriding President's Veto.Washington.-An attempt to passthe immigration bill prescribing a literacy test for the admission of aliensover President W\ilson's veto failed inthe house Thursday, the affirmativevote lacking five of the necessary twothirds. Of ::9,9 members present, 261voted to override the veto, 136 votedto sustain the president and 2 answer*ed "present."Representatives Buchanan, Burgess,Hardy and Garner were the only members of the Texas delegation whovoted against overriding the veto.The final test came at the close ofa day of earnest debate in which party lines were temporarily obliterated.Majority Leader Underwood made avigorous speech criticising the president's reasons for vetoing the bill andurging the house, to override executivedisapproval. Mr. Underwood told thehouse that the country had in severalelections returned majorities in congress favoring the restriction of immigration and that the president's contention that no political platform hadplaced the issue before the people wasfutile."The question is," he said, "whetheryou stand for the American standardof living and the American standardof wages."Representative Moore of Pennsylvania, republican, urged the house tosupport the president and defeat thebill. He declared that immigrationhad not brought bad effects on wagesand working conditions in this country and asserted that the restrictionsimposed in the bill were contrary tothe fundamental principles "uponwhich the forefathers based this republic." -Representative Burnett of Alabama,chairman of the house immigrationcommittee and author of the bill, saidthat the fight will be made again Inthe next congress.The 261 votes for passing the billover the veto were cast as follows:Democrats, 166; republicans, 78; progressives and progressive republicans,16; independent, 1.Against the oi'l, the vote was: Democrats, 101; "insurgent" democrat, 1;republicans, 32; progressives and progressive republicans, 2.More Fobd Goes to Belgium.New York.-The steamship Aymeric, carrying a general cargo for Rotterdam for the commission for reliefin Belgium, left New York Friday with6,400 tons of cargo. Of this 4,110 tonswere donations, including those fromtwelve different states. Iowa was represented with 962 tops and Kansaswith 1,772. Other states representedwith smaller lots included Texas.I.Crane Company Check Received.Austin, Tex.-A cashier's check wasreceived Friday by the attorney general from the Austin National bankfor $75,000, being the amount of penalties paid by the Crane company foralleged violation of the Texas antitrust law in accordance with the judgment entered in the district court ofLimestone county at Groesbeck.Russian Aviators Drop Bombs.Petrograd - Russian aviator'[ onFeb. 2 successfully dropped bomba onthe mobilized reserves and trains ofthe Germans at Rawa, Zarzacze andBoguszyce, about fifty miles south ofWarsaw, according to an official announcement issued Saturday.San Patricio Remains "Wet"Sinton, T ~x.-The election held batourd" ~ .cide as to whether or. notSat .j county wjuld stay wet resu: t:aying wet with the smallma. votes.The Price of Bread iI -reased.Chicago, Ill.-The price of breadass kereased to g6c a loaf Wednesdayby many more bakers and the weightof the loaves In some cases was reduced, it was reported by he citysealer.'IDIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS INMEXICO AT SERiOUS STAGERepresentatives of Foreign Governments Contemplate Leaving theTroubled Republic Entirely.Washinltont.--So se.rious has ti:lfriction become between the Cal'n''rza;govertnment and in:ebters of tl dii,nuatic corps inl thi ('ity of `le ,ssc ti.the uithdiraval of many foreign Itgations is now threiate-ned.Some of tie pirominent diplonai:,:.representati\.e:- of European coulrnt .ralreadty havite .catled their home ut\ernecnts suggesting that illasmntllll .communication is growing more ai;t,more restricted anti little respiec i:given them by the Carranza authorities, it might be advisable to unit:with other governments in a mov,ment to abandon all foreign legationin Mexico.State department officials have declined to discuss this phase of the sitnation. As the American embassy hza.been closed since the rupture withthe Huerta government, the action onthe part of the other diplomatic missions is being considered tithout consuiting the United States so far as isknown.The plan of the diplomatic corps inthe City of Mexico, which is understood to be acting as a unit, is to leaveaffairs in Mexico in charge of consular officers. This would mean practically a severance of diplomatic relations by -all countries ana present aunique status for Mexico in the family of nations.The situation in the Mexican capitalhas been replete with diplomatic embarrassments since the rapid changesin executive authority ensued. WhenGeneral Carranza in his capacity as"first chief" of the constitutionalistarmy first abandoned the City of Mexico and moved his capital to Vera Cruzhe invited the diplomatic corps to accompany him. The diplomats formallydeclined on the ground that such astep might be construed as a recogn;tion of his government. Since thenthe relations between Carranza andthe foreign diplomats in the City ofMexico have not been cordial.It has become known that some diplomats at the City of Mexico had suggested that they go to Vera Cruz, notas an act tending to imply recognitionof Carranza, but because of unsettledconditions and scarcity of food in thecapital.Leprosy Shocks "High Set"Chicago, Ill.-Wealthy residents ofHighland Park and members of theExmoor Country Club were unplea.antly surprised Saturday when a halfdozen physicians diagnosed an ailment of the club's night watchman asleprosy.Mrs. Carranza Leaves Border.San Antonio, Tex.-Mrs. VenustianoCarranza, wife of the first chief ofthe constitutionalists of Mexico, reached San Antonio Saturday night fromEagle Pass to reside indefinitely.Dr. G. C. Rankin Dead.Dallas, Tex.-Dr. George C. Rankin, Ipreacher, prohibition leader, publicist -and editor, died Tuesday at his homefrom an attack of heart disease. Inthe death of Dr. Rankin Texas Methodism loses a noted preacher, who en- Ijoyed a nation-wide reputation as anaggressive prohibitionistCorpus Christi Bonds Approved.Austin, Tex.-The attorney general's department Friday approved a$900,000 bond issue of the city of Corpus Christi for water works improvement, enlargement and extension.Russia Replies to the United States.WCashington.-Russia Wednesday informed the United States that the distribution of food, money and clothingto German and Austria prisoners inSiberla would be permitted only.by theRussian military authorities, decliningto give foreign relief expeditions thatprivilege.,ood Roac's Bcnds Are Voted.Yoakum, Tex -The S ,0O4)0 good)roads bond issue was voted Saturday,155 agalnrt 31.1LLA Wi"LL PRESSTA!M rt CA PAIGCOMMANDER IS DIRECTING CPERATIONS ACAINST SEAPORTFROM NEAR ;AeExtCO CITY.DELEGATES IN CONVENTIONVilla Wants Diplomatic Corps tc ComeInto His Territory. While CarranzaDesires Them to Hcld Sessions at Vera Cruz.nu tiano 'rlani; to . ! t) ilsit Vtrtiriuz nt a th ;i t 1 :tu lt,u l ; t I A d :iIpIwl the dipl ,;ý:ti" ,n'rp- in Ith, (i l'y.St,,rday i y li o iciai -antd 'ol lign dtlisll .ct as txn,' of tlh," ;T:,\*' dt tuelolmllentls of t'11 li\' i'i' n sIti:oiOil.i'Prn .id ont Wil-on ,ut ifrri'd at,l.nith w ild| Ak 'i, Imo, : r- tar% I.:tnsi::tui ti, :mtiti- an iit' :ett hrt alt it W i;iunditr.toul od i+i .\ii,u'it ian go, ut nm ,ntt'ill juilt o itt It rirt: ! .';L (' : dI.the" dip|lhoittita c i 'orp- it: 'lie City o:.Mxit o..\i \ S lit tthet \li.1i noty Sun  r.,E ail (Gnli rai l Villa h l i art iied it Ia ip11ato. 0t"t l I, u , l orttn ilt1 ' C( tý of fr:,ctii' a i t Ol t l Il lhuI t ill Vii h Ithas for its obje ct t ith caulli ti of 'lT:pico and the douminatioun ofI the nirt'iern half of Mexit c.That (General Villa wtutl invite the }diplilo ati, ciorps to ctnt inlo th. li tr fritory controlled by him as "i c ,u:Int., jtoOV- to the invit; it ni is .-i tit by c r- orrtlinz tuor ilti (ilan!tit s to 'o to 1%rlamru was itd'eicat'ii in stios- of the advi+ re ia hitii u t-ash ml'a n. At the I-tats' dei'partlnenlt lno ult lh r lnets 0iithe diffieri:ttc.s hetw,,on ( t e nntral iranza and the diplonmatic corps wa.rreceived.The ('arranza agency Issued a statement giving the list of original dil.- ates to the convention at Aguascalientes who are either dead, In hidingor missing and those who are supporting the various chiefs. The Carranzalist claims that eleven now supportVilla, fifty-five are aligned with Cart ranza, sixteen are with Eulalio Guterrez, twenty-five with Zapata, twentyh seven are unaccounted for, the wheren abouts of eight are unknown, four 1s- were killed in battle, five assassinated,1- two are in prison and one-Generalis Jesus Davila Sanchez-is neutral, although his whereabouts is not given.n Enrique Llorente, the Villa repre- sentative, Sunday explained that thee military campaign of General Villa had- advanced along the three principalr- railroads in the central part of Mexs- ico to within a few miles of the bordera towns of Piedras Negras, Nuevo La- redo and Matamoros. In each casethe Villa troops are threatening theii Carranza garrisons, he said. He addSed that General Angeles had completeScontrol of Monclova, Monterey, Saln tillo and San Luis Potosi.El Paso, Tex.-Francisco Villa hast proclaimed himself in charge of thepresidency of Mexico. This was anz nounced in a telegram from General 1Villa received Wednesday night by his Iagents at El Paso. Villa appointedthree ministers to take charge of the I- civil government.d "On account of communications havf ing been cut off between the convention government and the division under my command, and as public serv- ice can not be interrupted In the ext tensive zone which I control, I havet found myself compelled to assume then political authority, creating three poSlitical administrative departments:e The foreign affairs and ju3tice department, in charge of Attorney M. DiazLombardo; state and communication,General Luis de la Garza Cardenas;7 treasury and Industry, Attorney Fran. cisco Escudero."Scarcity of food in the City of MexIf ico, and predictions that much suffer1.ing would follow unless conditionss were relieved, were reported in officialdispatches to the state department atWashington Wednesday. The Carranza officials are moving their records to Vera Crus, where it is sup1 posed the capital of the Carrania government will remain.S Laredo, Tex.-An official messenger was sent to Laredo Monday byGeneral Ricaut, commander of theCarranza garrison of Nuevo Laredo, tot notify Mrs. Jesus Carranza that her. husband. and his nephew, Colonelt Peraldini, were executed .n San GeroSnimo Sunday morning by orders ofGeneral Santlbanez, the recreant Carn{rsnza commander. Jesus Carranza,who was a brother of Venustiano Carranza, the revolutionary chief, together with his staff, were taken prisons- ers by Santibanes in San Geronimoa on Dec. 31. Members of the staffr- were immediately put to death, only.- General Jesus Carrana and hisnephew surviving.S Washington.-Cleral Villa tele,. graphed the convention agency Tuess- day that General Thomas Urbina capStured San Luis Potosi Tuesday andn was in full ci-utrol of the city and vie min!ty. ULina.'s columni is supposedg to be the van'4uard of the Villa forcesit marching on Tampico.No details of the taking of San LuIsPotosi were given in the dispatch,though it was intimated that the Car' ranza garrison had evacrated withoutV. 1 fight. General lTrbina's force nu.bered about five tbousand men,1t tRoofingisguar, ,t d , r i0 veatrs t r 2 .and the rt ,-: ' ss! tond- b hind th- ,, ta .c. Ftr sale byI t id t t .,General Roofing Mfg. Company||%4", I,; ri,\ , .a-t l., ,r. ". I! l t" rNew York City Boston Chtcar PitlsherghPioiadelphia Atlanta Cleve.lan I, tnritSt. Louis Cinctinati Kanosas l y MNnreapnl.Saoo Fracisco Seattle London Hamburg SylneyT'exas DirectoryMcCANE'S DETECTIVE AGENCYHouston. Texas. operates the largest force ofmale and female detestives in the South. 30years' experence. No charge for an wermingquestions or letters. Rates on e.popcation.GENERAL HARDWAREAND SUPPLIESContractors'Supplies.Buiiclers'Ha-dware, Etc. 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It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken.r Price 25c.-Adv.1,Prosperous Appearance.1- "Some men live for their stomachs.""That's true, but the man with anunusually large abdomen has a prosperous look withal, and if he can draped a heavy watch chain across it the illu.I sion is complete."Seems So.Mr. Bacon-I understand it requiresabout fifteen days for the human bodyto recover from the loss of two consecutive nights' sleep.Mrs. Bacon-And don't you supposethose fiendish cats in the back yardknow that?For She Liked Them.S- Patience-According to two English-. scientists, the sense of smell in man.LI because of the practice of kissing, iss gradually being destroyed.d Patrice--Good! Do you suppose thee time is coming when the boys won'tnotice the onions?A First Offender.Each of two little Boston girls has ablack-and-tan terrier dog. It was notlong before the two dors fought, and ite required the efforts of a man to separate them.I Each little girl was disposed toI blame the other's little dog for starting the trouble, and one of them said:S"I don't care, your 4g is a sneaking little thing, anyhow!""Well, so is your dog," was thereply. "And this time it snookedfirst, too!""I EatGrape-Nutsthe Year Roundand it agrees with me," writesa doctor, "better than anySbreakfast food on the marketS -unless there is one I haver not tried."Grape-Nuts is scientifcallyS prepared to agree with bothstrong and weak digestions.Long baking-about 20 hours- partialy pre-dgets. thestarch cells for quick, syasimilhtion.Besides, Grape-Nuts supS plies, in concentrated formr,J aofthe nutriment of wheatand barley, including the invaluable mineral elementsoften lacking in ordinary food.Waz-eealed-crisp-readyI to eat-and economical1Tbere's a Resemmn"forGrape-Nuts-sold by Gmr iAAr